Coaching In Japanese Psychology

Naikan, Morita, Kaizen

My intentions to bring presence to my life

I'm grateful for all that I have, in this moment, I want for nothing .

I'm grateful for all that I am, in this moment, I have all that I need.

I am grateful for all that I am becoming in this moment with peace, ease and grace.

Jorgen

What this is not

Who I am Not.

This is not Western talk therapy.


It does not analyze your past in order to change your feelings.

It's not looking through rose colored glasses, that everything is fine,

although a sense of being centered and I'm okay even if my thoughts and feeling say otherwise is a natural byproduct.

It is not a quick fix to make you feel better.

It's not motivational.

it's not going to fix you.

It also does not dismiss modern psychology.

If you are in therapy,

this work can exist alongside it

rather than fixing anything.

I am not a licensed therapist.

I am not here to treat, diagnose, interpret, or judge you.

You're accountable and responsible for your own well-being.

What I have done is lived through difficult periods of my life and learned, through practice, that waiting to feel better before acting only prolongs my suffering.

I didn't arrive at this through one modality. I was seeking a better way, interested in my own well-being. I used what worked. I practiced it, and always will.

That is still how I live.

Why We Feel Stuck

If something here feels familiar, you are in the right place.

Where this comes from:

Through years of study and practice, I received certification in Japanese psychology.

To find a better way for myself, what blossomed is a desire to assist others that were seeking a more meaningful way to live life.

Freedom from the perspectives that trapped me into a loop of thought and behavior habits.

From a Morita perspective, feelings are natural, if you have a body you will have feelings, and thoughts you really can't control them.

They rise and fall on their own.

Can you Coexist with these thoughts and feelings?

From the Naikan perspective, life is shaped by how we take responsibility for our own actions and participate with others in life.

Naikan adds the questions question:

What have I received or been given from others?

What have I returned or been given to others?
What troubles and difficulties have I caused others?

From a Kaizen perspective, This is use the strategy in getting there or taking small steps toward a purpose. The doing!


The Naikan and Morita tools are used as a moment to pause and reflect.

To see more clearly, to be more present in our interactions with life.

and observe how life supports us, even when we are standing in our own way.

This work begins here

The orientation of this work

What are you paying attention to?

Too much attention to feelings and thoughts.

The focus on our feelings and thought as if this is who we are ( Shikeishitsu)

Chasing the perfect time, the perfect place, the perfect moment then my life will be okay.

Well, when this happens it will be okay, if only I had that, my life would be better.

No perfect self

No perfect moment

Feelings are feelings,

thoughts are thoughts.

Still there is much to do, so do it.

But a life with awareness of:

Learning a centered life:

1. What have I received?

2. What have I returned or given?

3. What troubles have I caused?

Ther is much more to this that we get into later.

At some point, I was likely where you are:

Focused on my feelings and thoughts.

Naikan and Morita don't ask you to be positive.
It asks you to look honestly.

If something in this language slows you down, that’s enough.

How I work with people

We look at what you're receiving from others, what effort is being made or what you returned or given to others. What difficulties I cause others. What I am avoiding and what actions are appropriate now. Sometimes through sound, breath, or silence in meditation or reflection.

In practice, this often moves through Kaizen-style steps: small, honest, repeatable actions taken while the feelings and thoughts are still there, not after they've resolved.

What to Expect

Sessions run one to one and a half hours, and are available by phone, video, or in person.

A typical session may include the Naikan three questions, working with Morita's approach to reality versus feelings and thoughts, and identifying small Kaizen-style steps toward action taken while still feeling and thinking exactly as you do right now.

You are welcome here.

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